Chobuje | 1984 Central SW Ridge
A Canada expedition to Chobuje in 1984 via Central SW Ridge, led by Michael Badham. Summit reached on 20th October 1984. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1023 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOB84301 |
| Peak ID | CHOB |
| Year | 1984 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Central SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Leaders | Michael Badham |
| Sponsor | Ontario Himalayan Mountaineering Expedition to Chobuje |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1984-10-07 |
| Summit Date | 1984-10-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6550m due to avalanching,lack of fixed-rope, food, and other equipment |
| High Point (m) | 6550 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Attempted Ramdung |
| Campsites | BC(07/10,4570m),C1(13/10,5335m),C2(14/10,6000m),Biv1(17/10,5950m),Biv2(19/10,6400m),xxx(20/10,6550m) |
| Route Notes | BC northeast shore of Tsho Rolpa Lake near "e" in Tsho on direct route towards summit. Snowed all night 14th Oct and all down to BC. 16th Oct on to rock band and fixed rope there (19,200-19,500 ft -> 19,000-19,200 ft snow field) which action knocked off rocks that went thru tent at C2. 17th Oct had biv at 19,500 ft at top of rock band. 19th Oct returned to 19,500 ft with gear to make push to top alpine style. Had no fixed rope left. "We left hardest 3000 ft to alpine-style climb above biv had to cross couloir fast because of rock, ice and snow coming down." On 19th climbed 2000 ft on ice and rock. 20th Oct climbed last 4-1/2 pitches to central SW Ridge (1st time gained ridge) which took 5-1/2 hours to 21,500 ft and then back down in ace of knife-edge ridge above and pinnacles to get around without fixed rope and food had run out. Were 7 climbing members. Myles left expedition 19 Oct because didn't want to go through rock face. Thomson climbed one of the early days and then remained at BC. McGladdery also left on 19th Oct, an inexperienced climber. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | 1st British and Canadians on mountain |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451263 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | central sw ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael K. Badham | M | 1956 | Canada | Leader | Toronto, Ontario | Chartered accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Julia Barker | F | 1956 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Internal auditor | Details Other expeditions |
| Maureen Bretz | F | 1952 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Sales manager, book distributing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Jo-Anne Christensen | F | 1958 | Canada | Climber | Brampton, Ontario | Food technician | Details Other expeditions |
| John Eversfield | M | 1939 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| David Franklin | M | 1955 | UK | Climber | Milton, Dorset, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| David Charles Heath | M | 1952 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Lorne Langer | M | 1955 | Canada | Exp Doctor | Brampton, Ontario | Family physician | Details Other expeditions |
| David McGladdery | M | 1942 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Sheet metal worker | Details Other expeditions |
| David Myles | M | 1952 | Canada | Climber | Willowdale, Ontario | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Susgin | M | 1957 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Printer technician | Details Other expeditions |
| David Thomson | M | 1960 | Canada | Climber | Scarborough, Ontario | Outward Bound instructor | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOB84301 | AAJ | Badham, Michael K. | - | - | 59:277 (1985) | - |
| CHOB84301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198527701/Asia-Nepal-Chobutse-Attempt | - | - | - |